Aanu Adeoye

Of course Western countries should share the vaccine. But why do we still have to rely on their largesse?

Tanzanian president John Magufuli’s death came after weeks of denial, but reporting on the fitness of African leaders can be perilous for journalists

The blasts were a result of poorly stored explosives at a military base in the city, President Teodoro Obiang said in a statement on Sunday night

The Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention only launched in 2017, but between Ebola, measles and the Covid-19 pandemic, it has had its work cut out for it. The agency’s director Dr John Nkengasong speaks to The Continent about the vaccine rollout and the turn of the tide in Tanzania

Opposition leaders find it hard to fight dictators from abroad, but may place their families in danger when returning home

Ibrahim Magu’s arrest by the secret police was a surprise — but also not surprising

Burundi’s president was a cruel and tyrannical leader under whom no one was safe, not even schoolchildren

Guinea’s response to the coronavirus has exacerbated the country’s existing fault lines

Despite Malagasy President Andry Rajoelina’s claims of a cure for Covid-19, experts say ‘there is absolutely no evidence’ that is true

Dr Chikwe Ihekweazu, the director general of the Nigeria Centre for Disease Control, is up for the challenge

So far, most countries on the African continent are dealing with Covid-19, but not all leaders are taking the coronavirus pandemic seriously

Racist and derogatory videos are causing incalculable damage to China’s image in Africa, but this is unlikely to change the relationship